Teacher Resources
Teaching Virtually
- CANVAS Resources for Teachers - compiled by Mark Steward
- Screencast-O-Matic - record your screen with voice narration & video editor
Create free account using email or your school Google - Tech for Learners - Searchable database for tools to support onilne learning
- NatGeo@Home - National Geographic daily activities for teachers, students & parents to explore
- 18 Tech Tools students can use to create content and demonstrate proficiency
- edpuzzle - Make any video your lesson
- EBSCO PrepSTEP for High Schools - Free tools to improve core skills in ELA, math and science, social studies and computers - Prepare for ACT, ASVAB, search for scholarships.
- Student will need to create an account using an email address and password to save their progress.
- National Emergency Library - books that support emergency remote teaching FREE
- gowyld.net resources to teach virtually
- Big Timer Media - free simultaneous access to books 9-12 collection
- TeenBook Cloud - due to COVID, temporary free online collection of enhanced novels, ebooks, graphic novels, videos, and audio books
Username: tumble2020
Password: A3b5c6 - Townsend Press - due to COVID, free digital access to all educators and students through June 19, 2020
- Create an account here
- Unable to get access? Find code here
- Free Reading Resources for High Schoolers - compiled by Kate Barrow, Kentucky LMS
ZOOM
- How to use Zoom - YouTube
- How To Keep Uninvited Guests Out of Your Zoom Event
- Zoom Safety Settings Checklist - specific Zoom settings to protect your video broadcasts
- Hogwarts Digital Escape Room
Canvas - LMS
- CANVAS Resources for Teachers - compiled by Mark Steward
- Cross-List Courses - when you have multiple sections of the same course with the same content
- Import Assignment Groups from PowerSchool - grade in Canvas, it will sync with PowerSchool
English Language Arts
- Newsela - Robust nonfiction reading practice
- Writable - Writing prompts & platform focusing on feedback and revision
- CommonLit - Literacy resources with superb support for readers
- Actively Learn - Empowering reader keeps kids actively, independently engaged
- ZoteroBib - Citing sources
- EasyBib - Citing Sources
Math
- PhET - Interactive Simulations for Science and Math
- 60+ Awesome Websites for Teaching and Learning Math
- OK Go Sandbox - After watching OK Go music videos, kids will be excited to make new creations by integrating art, science and math
- ExploreLearning Gizmos - Vast array of math & science simulations
Science
- Scientific Research - An Academic Publisher
- Actively Learn - Empowering reader keeps kids actively, independently engaged
- Nova Science Videos
- Smithsonian Science Education Center
- CK-12 STEM resources with highly accessible content
- PhET - Interactive Simulations for Science and Math
- California Academy of Sciences - Expert research and diverse, rich lessons inspire future scientists
- OK Go Sandbox - After watching OK Go music videos, kids will be excited to make new creations by integrating art, science and math
- ExploreLearning Gizmos - Vast array of math & science simulations
Social Studies
- Wyoming History - Digital Toolkits
- Our Documents - 100 milestone documents, compiled by the National Archives and Records Administration
- BMC Psychology Articles
- Big History Project - 13.8 Billion Years of History - Free!
- Facinghistory.org - A wealth of resources explore racism, prejudice, and anti-Semitism
- Digital Civics Toolkit - Timely civics lessons focus on social media and student voice
- Data USA - Huge trove of data that can fuel lessons and projects.
- Stanford History Education Group - Cross-curricular literacy lessons that encourage sound, research-backed strategies for reading, analysis and critical thinking.
Career & Technical Education
- Curiosity Machine - Computer Science
- Kids build, share and receive pro feedback with an awesome engineering site
Fine & Performing Arts
- OK Go Sandbox - After watching OK Go music videos, kids will be excited to make new creations by integrating art, science and math
Spanish
- Fluentu.com
- 10 Lively Video Activities That'll Get a Standing Ovation from Your Spanish Students
- Pronunciator
- Fun and free way to learn any of 120 languages with personalized courses, movies, music and more
Teaching Digital Literacy
- Creating Empowered Learners
- Age of Fake News
- Information Literacy & Fake News Activities for the Classroom
- Digital Footprint
- Password, Data Collection and Digital Privacy
- Wyoming Digital Learning Guidelines
- Civic Online Reasoning - Teach students to evaluate online information
- The News Literacy Project - Teach students to become smart, active consumers of news
Wyoming Digital Collection Suite - WY State Library
- Wyoming Newspapers - Searchable Database by WY State Library
- Wyoming Places Project - Provides information about locations, histories, and name origins in WY
- Wyoming Government Publications - Repository for State and Federal Government Publications
- Wyoming Inventors Database - Indexes of patents dating back to 1867
- Wyoming Trademarks Database - Names, logos and wordmarks registered to WY citizens
General Research & Information Literacy
- Amazon Inspire - Discover and share quality educational content
- Discovery Education Virtual Field Trips
- Turnitin.com
- Resource for teachers to grade and check for plagiarism. Our school pays for a subscription. See Mrs. Foster to get an account !
- Media Bias Chart
- Interactive chart to help consumers of news navigate the complex media landscape and make healthy news choice
Douglas High School, 1701 Hamilton, Douglas, WY 82633
307-358-2940